rie pie

my favorite cousin had a birthday 

hip hip hooray!

sometimes i am so amazed by how much we have grown up.....

but most of the time i think we are still the same two silly girls who love each other

happy birthday eyeball!

everything is looking 'rosey' for Rachel and Kevin

my dear friend Lizzy was kind enough to let me help her throw our other best friend Rachel a bridal shower last week. 

the theme was "everything is looking rosey for Rachel and Kevin"

we decorated with roses, coral and light blue.

we had a sit down dinner on Lizzy's back porch by her pool. 

here is the table:

 these were the favors- little pots of roses

 dessert table

 i decorated my cupcakes with rose skirts and blue flags 

 we had chicken salad croissants, salad, strawberries, blueberries and breadsticks

 here is our cute table 

it was so lovely to sit with good friends with yummy food in such a nice setting. 

 high school buddies

 the bride opening her presents 

 kevin came at the end and so glad he did

here is all of us :)

Lizzy and I are so happy for Rachel

throwing her a shower was so much fun, 

glad we could help her get ready for being Mrs. Wagstaff!

anne

sometimes when your older sister is sick and so is her husband,

 there is nothing to do but steal their baby girl for a week. 

stefi and i played mommy to anne for some pretty wild and fun days.

 man, that little girl is the best. 

happiness

i didn't know someone took this picture until months after that day spent on the beach at Tel Aviv
but i am so glad they did

its nice to have a real, candid moment of what you look like being so happy

D.C.

i went to Washington D.C. and had a marvelous time

baby boy

jason is the cutest little boy ever

here is the proof:

(he says "jason. i love amy" sorry for my loud laugh at the end)


he said that all by himself- melt my heart!

did you check out those dimples?

nannying him has made me want to have a sweet boy like him when i grow up and become a mom :)

birthday belgian waffles

when andrew and i finally got around to celebrating his birthday we went in style

aka

Bruges in downtown Salt Lake!

Bruges has the most authentic Belgian Waffles, 

it was started by two Belgian brothers so it is the real deal 

they import all their ingredients from Europe and in a word: divine!!!!

this is our 2nd annual birthday celebration for mister andrew darling. the first year i made him dinner and cupcakes, but i think this year was defiantly an upgrade. going to Bruges is such a treat

year one and two

we waited to go out till andrew got back from his trip to Europe

he went on a business trip and was the Netherlands, France and Belgium

he actually got to visit 4 out of the 5 cities he served in as a missionary

so having just been in Belgium (as well as lived there for 2 years) he can authoritatively say Bruges are the closest you can get outside of Belgium 

it was pleasant evening so we ate outside and just chatted away

so happy we are friends and we could celebrate together